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\chapter{Introduction}
Dicom is a standard for handling, storing, printing, and transmitting
information in medical imaging. Dicom files can hold all kind of information. \\
DICOMUX is a software for visualization of Dicom file content. The main features
are currently a viewer for encapsulated PDF and a waveform viewer for ecg data. 	
It is also possible to view the raw data of a Dicom file. Furthermore it is
possible to open a Dicom directory with all information about patient, studies,
series and the resources. \\
This document describes how to use DICOMUX and gives some help about known problems.

\section{Usage}
DICOMUX must not be used for diagnostic purposes. It may only be used for testing whether it is able to open a certain Dicom file or directory.

\section{License}
This software is licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License Version 3 as published by the Free Software Foundation. \\
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html 
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